Planetary hours
in Timişoara.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:11 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 11:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:16
- 9♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 15:47
- 11☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:33
- 2♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:47
- 3☉︎ Sun19:47 – 21:02
- 4♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:13
- 9♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:41
- 11♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timişoara?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 9h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:11 to 08:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.